James Henson and Joshua Blank look at the big issues still pending in the Texas Legislature, including property taxes, education funding, water, the budget, bail, THC products, and more as deadline pressures suffocate House bills. Also: #txlege theme songs.
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Marijuana Legalization Trend
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Marijuana Legalization Trend
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Marijuana Legalization Trend
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Property taxes
Who should benefit from property tax reductions made by the Legislature? (April 2025)
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Who should benefit from property tax reductions made by the Legislature? (April 2025)
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On a (more or less) lighter note, near the end of the pod we dicussed our (non-Tweeted) responses to this recent post from lobbyist Mia McCord on X/Twitter:
Because we all need a little something different... Your 89R #txlege theme song? GO!
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